Senate at impasse over government spending bill

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - “Hanging by a thread”.

That’s how democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware described the status of a government funding bill as negotiations appear to have stalled Wednesday night.

Senators have been in a deadlock over an amendment from Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee to extend the Trump-era border policy known as Title 42, that allows migrants to be turned back at the border.

The Biden Administration earlier this week told the Supreme Court it should reject an emergency bid by a group of GOP-led states to keep the controversial border restriction in effect while legal challenges play out.

Democrats are concerned that the amendment may pass.

That could cause the spending bill to be sunk in the democratic-led house, which must pass the bill after it clears the senate.

Senator chuck Schumer chiming in on the bill's negotiations, "We are making good progress. As a procedural safeguard, I am filing cloture. But I'm hopeful, very hopeful we will lock in an agreement shortly."